In addition to imparting knowledge about key areas and functions of all organizations, the school of commerce and administration develops the skills needed for success in the business world: critical thinking, analysis, evaluation, problem solving, communications, and teamwork.

• Four-year program leads to an honours bachelor of commerce (H.B.Comm.)
• The core year (second year) covers five functional management areas; projects and case studies help develop analytical and decision-making skills (venture project, business simulation, etc.)
• in upper years, students study one or two management areas of their choice in depth students can choose up to 6.5 courses in other departments at the university
• An internship course (an educational, management-related, supervised employment practicum) is available to upper-year students
• Upper-year students may register in the Small Business Counselling Service and become consultants to entrepreneurs who want to start or expand a business.
• Many courses emphasize case or experiential learning techniques based on the Harvard Case Study Method, which requires students to participate at a high level in the classroom and to present oral and written reports.
• The program offered in French features a cooperative option which allows students to spend three terms at work while still earning credits toward their degree
  also available: online financial planning certificate (offered in French); MBA and online MBA

Prospects: accounting, advertising and promotion, entrepreneurship, finance, graduate studies, human resources, management, marketing...

Offered in English or French. See "Commerce" on French side of calendar.

Admission requirements

Ontario secondary schools

• 1 grade 12 4U English
• 2 grade 12 4U mathematics
• 3 other grade 12 4U/M courses

See Admissions for other requirements.

General Information

For information on the Honours Bachelor of Commerce and Computer Science, see "E-Business Science" section.

For information on Laurentian’s MBA program, consult the School of Graduate Studies Calendar.

The objective of the Honours Bachelor of Commerce program, in the Facultyof Management, is to develop leaders for industry, commerce, government and nonprofit organizations. The School of Commerce and Administration seeks to achieve this byproviding students with a broad educational background encompassing both theoryand current practice.

Several COMM courses do not use the lecture method but instead use the case or experiential methods of learning. These require students to participate at a high level in the classroom and to present oral and written reports.

The program requires the satisfactorycompletion of 120 credits, including all COMM courses. The core year (2nd year) must done through full-time studywith all 5 courses taken concurrently.

To graduate, a student must obtain a minimum grade of 60% in each COMM course other than 3016/17.

The following courses parallel existing COMM courses and are therefore not acceptable for credit toward the B.Com. degree: ECON2126/7, ECON3065, JURI 2306, PHIL 2876, POLI 2126/7, SOCI 2126/7.

To be in good academic standing in the program, the student must:

• satisfy all conditions of admission;
• obtain at least 60% in COMM 1005, 1106 and 1056/7, and ECON1005;
• not receive a grade of less than 60% on more than two courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.

A student who fails to attain good academic standing maybe allowed to continue in the program on probation for no more than one year or 30 consecutive credits. If, after one year, the student fails to attain good academic standing, he or she cannot continue in the program.

Graduates from other disciplines who are interested in pursuing a B.Com. are required, as per second degree regulations, to obtain a min. of 60 credits (the core + 30 credits). If the required 1st-year courses (COMM 1005, 1106, 1506/7 and ECON1005) were not included in the first degree program, or if the courses were taken but the grade was less than 60%, these will be required as part of the second degree program. In these circumstances, up to 81 credits maybe required.

The School of Commerce and Administration cooperates with a number of professional organizations to offer approved professional development programs. Students must applyto these programs through the Office of Admissions and meet the same requirements as degree candidates. The organizations include:

• The Canadian Credit Union Institute
• The Certified General Accountants’ Association of Ontario
• The Human Resource Professionals Association of Ontario
• The Institute of Canadian Bankers
• The Institute of Certified Administrative Managers of Ontario
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
• The Insurance Institute of Canada
• The Purchasing Management Association of Canada
• The Societyof Management Accountants of Ontario
• The Trust Companies Institute of Canada

Program

• Honours Bachelor of Commerce (4-year)